Caroline Craig (born 30 April 1975 in

Melbourne Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/ Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a me ...

, Victoria, Australia) is an Australian actress, based in

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. Caroline completed a BA at

Melbourne University The University of Melbourne is a public research university located in Melbourne, Australia. Founded in 1853, it is Australia's second oldest university and the oldest in Victoria. Its main campus is located in Parkville, an inner suburb no ...

before graduating from NIDA (

National Institute of Dramatic Art The National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) is an Australian educational institution for the performing arts is based in Sydney, New South Wales. Founded in 1958, many of Australia's leading actors and directors trained at NIDA, including C ...

) in 1999.

Career

Television

Caroline first appeared as series regular Sergeant Tess Gallagher in Channel Seven's drama series ''

Blue Heelers ''Blue Heelers'' is an Australian police drama series that was produced by Southern Star Group and ran for 12 years on the Seven Network, from 1994 to 2006. Although based around the policing of the town, the series generally depicted the e ...

'' (2000 - 2003). In 2008 she appeared as Detective Jacqui James in ''Underbelly'', and has since narrated the ''Underbelly'' series for Channel Nine. Most recently she played the role of Matron Grace Wilson in the

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mini series '' ANZAC Girls'', which screened in 2014.

Stage

Since graduating from NIDA, Caroline has worked for

Melbourne Theatre Company The Melbourne Theatre Company is a theatre company based in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Founded in 1953 as the Union Theatre Repertory Company at the Union Theatre at the University of Melbourne, it is the oldest professional theatre compa ...

Sydney Theatre Company Sydney Theatre Company (STC) is an Australian theatre company based in Sydney, New South Wales. The company performs in The Wharf Theatre at Dawes Point in The Rocks area of Sydney, as well as the Roslyn Packer Theatre (formerly Sydney Thea ...

State Theatre Company of South Australia The State Theatre Company of South Australia (STCSA), branded State Theatre Company South Australia, formerly the South Australian Theatre Company (SATC), is South Australia's leading professional theatre company, and a statutory corporation. I ...

, Bell Shakespeare Company,

Malthouse Theatre, Melbourne Malthouse Theatre is the resident theatre company of The Malthouse building in Southbank, part of the Melbourne Arts Precinct. In the 1980s it was known as the Playbox Theatre Company and was housed in the Playbox Theatre in Melbourne's CBD. ...

and

Griffin Theatre Company Griffin Theatre Company is an Australian theatre specialising in new works, based in Sydney. Founded in 1979, it is the resident theatre company at the SBW Stables Theatre in Kings Cross. the artistic director is Declan Green. Artistic direct ...

. Caroline has also directed a number of independent theatre productions including ''S-27'' for Griffin Independent. In 2013 Caroline performed in ''Yes, Prime Minister'', touring Australia and New Zealand.

Filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Craig, Caroline 1975 births Actresses from Melbourne Australian television actresses Living people People educated at Geelong Grammar School People educated at Melbourne Girls Grammar National Institute of Dramatic Art alumni University of Melbourne alumni University of Melbourne women